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No. 694,94l. Patented Mar. 11,1902

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WAGON 80X.

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v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC ZENAS Z. CAMPBELL, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

WAGON-BOX.

srncrmcacrron forming part of Letters Paar No. 694,941, dated March 11, 1902.

Application filed November 20,1901. Sandro. 82,983- aromas.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ZENAS Z. CAMPBELL, a citizen of the United States, residingat South Bend, in the county of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wagon-Boxes; and I do de clare the following to be a full, clear, and ex- 7 body of the wagon and being mounted in said act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. I

This invention has relation to the general class of dumping-wagons.

The object of the invention is to provide a wagon of this classwhich will be simple of construction, efficient in operation, and one in which the labor usually expended in unloading wagons will be reduced to the minimum. I

A further object is to provide a body portion the bottom boards of which are adapted to be journaled within suitable bolsters, the said bottom boards being each connected with a suitable crank-and-lever mechanism where.

by they are readily raised or lowered..

A further object is to provide a body portion which can be readily removed from one running-gear when necessaryand placed upon another.

With these and other objects in view, the nature of. which will be readily understood when taken in connection with the following description and the annexed drawings, in whicha Figure l is a side elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken through one of the bolsters. Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the bottom boards in a lowered position. ,Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the boltsters and side-boards. Fig. 5 is a detail View of one end of the bottom boards and showing the casting applied thereto. Fig. 6

is a detail view of the connection between the bottom boards and the shaft.

1 designates the side-boards, the ends of which are each provided with a cut-out portion 2, adapted to be snugly fitted over a bolster. Upon the upper edge of the said sideboards 1 and at the center thereof are mounted bearings 4. As shown in the drawings, these hearings 4 are bolted to the Sideboards; but it will be understood that any other manner of fastening them on may be used, the object being to so attach them that when desired they can be readily removed.

adesignates a shaft extending across the bearings 4.. One end of said shaft 5 is extended through the bearing and has attached thereto a crank or lever 6. a

7 designates a catch or holding bracket, which is attached to the side of the side-- board and is adapted to receive and hold the said crank or lever 7. This catch may be of any suitable construction. Upon the said shaft 5 and within the body portion of the wagon are arranged at intervals castings 8, terminating inarms 9, the lower ends of which are each provided with eyes, to which are attached rods 10. These rods 10 are provided at their lower ends with an eye.

11 designates the bottom boards, the ends of which are each provided with a casting 12, said castings 12 each terminating in a bearing 13. As shown, these castings 12 are so made whereby the said bearing'13 will be lo cated at the corner of the bottom'boards, so as to form one member of a hinge therefor. At the center ofea'ch of the said bottom boards 11 and directly beneath each of the castings 9 (on shaft 5) are hooks 14, one to each board, to which are attached the said rods 10. These hooks 14 are located on opposite sides to the bearings 12.

3 designates a bolster. As shown, this bolster consists of two members, each of which isprovided with grooves, said grooves being so arranged with relation to'one another that when they are placed together the said grooves IOO members are each provided witha cut-out portion 16, said cut-out portions being provided for the purpose of fitting snugly around the corner-stakes of the wagon.

The operation of the dumping portion of the wagon will be apparent. The crank or lever 6 is released from its catch or keeper 7, thereby allowing the shaft to be rotated,which causes the bottom boards to be lowered and allows the material to fall to the ground. After the material has been dumped the crank or lever is rotated in the opposite direction, the bottom boards brought to their closed state, the crank or lever placed under the keeper or catch. 7

As shown more clearly in Fig. 4, the sideboards are each provided with a cut-away portion on their under sides, which cut-away portion is adapted to be fitted over the sectional bolsters, the outer ends of the sideboards'being inclined and having a supporting-rod (as is usual in this style of vehicles) connecting each other, and the sectional bolsters are provided with a cut-away portion,

which are adapted to snugly embrace the corner-stakes of the wagon.

Should it be desired to change the body portion from one running-gear to another, the hinged bottom boards 11 are by means of the shaft and its connection tightly closed, which brings the side-boards 1, bottom boards 11, and the upper members of the sectional bolsters 3 into a compact state, thereby allowing the entire body portion to be readily lifted from its running-gear and, if desired, placed upon another.

Y claim is l, A dumping-wagon comprising bottom boards provided with end bearings, bolsters made in two sections, each of said sections being grooved upon their adjacent surfaces whereby when they are placed one upon another they will form journals for the said end bearings, and side-boards provided with cutout portions at or near their front and rear portions which are adapted to embrace the ends of the said sectional bolsters.

2. A dumping-wagon consisting of sideboards provided with a cut-away portion, sectional bolsters adapted to be embraced by said cut-away portion of the side-boards, said sectional bolsters being provided with journals, bottom boards the ends of which are each provided with bearings, and means for raising and lowering said bottom boards.

3. A dumping-wagon consisting of sideboards provided with a cut-out portion, sectional bolsters adapted to be embraced by the said cut-out portion of the said side-boards, said sectional bolsters being provided with journals, the outer ends of each of said sections being provided with a cut-out portion,

and bottom boards the ends of which are each provided with castings terminating in bearings.

In testimony whereof I affix my'signature in presence of two witnesses.

ZENAS Z. CAMPBELL. Nitnesses:

JAMES DUSHANE, J OHN CURRY. 

